Stamping with Kim

Shopaholic?? hmmmm.....

Maybe so!!  I've done enough shopping that it has now spilled over onto my cards!

This card idea popped into my head earlier and I blame it on all the last minute shopping.  Hopefully all the shopping is done now and we can begin to kick back and start preparations to have our family over on Christmas Day.  I can't wait!!

Back to the card -- I love this little individual SU! stamp called "Something for Christmas".  It's perfect for this card!  I used markers to color directly onto the rubber, then cut the pieces apart.  The ornaments were cut & mounted with Dimensionals.  Lines on the bags were made with markers, too.  Holes for handles - red twine - were made with 1/16" circle punch.  Bag was constructed with Pretty in Pink cardstock.  The ribbon is a new product in the upcoming Occasions Mini.  I love it!!  Oh, the button is new, too!!

I hope you enjoy sharing my little shopping spree!  And I hope your holiday shopping is done - or very close to being done!  Only 3 days left!!

Stay safe out there - and remember to look both ways before crossing the road.   Santa Claus is coming to town!!!

 

Another Delightful Decoration!

If there is ever a set that I completely wear out, it will be Delightful Decorations by SU!  When tagging this card today, it was #11.  That means I have featured it 10 other times on my blog!!

I've been playing with several color combos using one of the new In Colors called Wisteria Wonder.  This combination - which I LOVE - is Real Red, Eggplant Envy & Wisteria Wonder, with White Craft ink.  Fabulous!!

This card has lots of texture, and I love that.  I started by using the Top Note Sizzix die and then embossing it with the Poinsetta embossing folder.  I've added a small piece of WW DSP on the edge for added interest.  Also, by using the Snow wheel & craft ink, it gives the appearance of another layer of paper.  Adding one more  layer with the WW ribbon adds even more fun!

The ornaments are layered on with Dimensionals, and a Pearl Rhinestone added to make the look complete.

It's been another grueling (is that a word??) week here.  My cousin, Marti (one of my 33 first-cousins) spent the first part of the week with me.  She MADE ME go shopping and do crafts for 3 solid days.  bwahaha!!  I blame her for making me eat too many sweets, too!  Seriously, we had a great time together & I miss her now that she's back in Kansas City :(

Then yesterday I took my mom for her 2-week post-surgery check up and she passed with flying colors!!  She starts rehab in 4 weeks.  I know she will be so glad when this whole ordeal is done.  Can you believe her shoulder surgery is the FIRST TIME she has EVER HAD SURGERY??!!  She's 83 years old!!  Wow, wish I could say the same thing!

So I hope you have a fantastic weekend!!  We're looking for great weather - and I'm looking forward to getting the BIG Christmas tree decorated.  I'll keep you posted!!

Happy Friday!!

 

Christmas Delight

Happy Monday!!  It's a little gloomy here today, and that always makes me think of Karen Carpenter singing "Rainy Days & Mondays".  But it is actually a very HAPPY Monday for me today.  I'm having lunch with my old boss - "old" as in "a long, long time ago"!!  Actually, Jeff was my boss 23 years ago!  We've kept in touch for all of these years :) and today we're meeting for lunch.  I'm anxious to see him again!!

In the meantime, I've been working on Christmas cards!!  I love this new SU! set called "Merry & Type" - and also love Wisteria Wonder cs!!  I'm playing with these 3 colors - Real Red, Lucky Limeade, and Wisteria Wonder.... and this new set.  I'm not exactly sure this is the final & best layout - but I'm lovin' it so far!!

So here's to a HAPPY MONDAY for you!!  I hope you have a great week - and I promise to be back later to share my a new book I'm reading - and hopefully, another Christmas card:)

Ciao!!

Faker Shaker

This card has the illusion of being a shaker card, but it isn't.  I have used a Window Sheet inside the Scallop Oval Frame (Sizzix die), and layered with Dimensionals.  But it doesn't have the glitter floating around in there - it's all attached to the trees!

I think this was my lazy version of a shaker card!  My trip with my mom last week really, really wore me down.  I came home with a stomach virus & just as I could keep anything on my stomach, my mom fell & dislocated her shoulder!!  We spent a few hours in ER with her, and by the time I got home from there - I had a full blown head cold.  Geez!!  I won't ask what else is going to happen - for fear that something will LOL!!

My mom counted 18 relatives that came to see us last Tuesday, and another 20 on Wednesday!!  Oh, that wasn't all of my relatives - just a "nice sampling"!  It was such a treat to see them all.  There were several second cousins that I had never even met :)  What a treat to meet John Ellis & Matt, Klara Paige, and Abby....oh, and they're not all "little" cousins ...Abby got married in July LOL!!  Congrats, again, Abby!!!  I am so fortunate to have such a large family!!  And I can't wait to see them all again!!

Anyway, back to the card!  This really was quite simple to make by using the Sizzix die.  The frame, the Window Sheet, and the White cardstock in the middle are all cut from the die.  :)  The tree is from "Lovely as a Tree", stamped in Old Olive.  Other colors are Real Red and Baja Breeze.  Clear Rhinestones were added - along with lots & lots of Dazzling Diamonds glitter!!

I hope your week is off to a great start!!  Thanks for visiting!!

 

Can this set be any more versatile??!!

 Seriously!!  "Lovely as a Tree" - if you know Stampin' Up! at all, then you MUST know this set!!  It has been around for a few years, and every year I find a new use for it.  This year, it's my nephew, Bill.

Bill is in the military - overseas right now.  He is one of those rare guys that really does send out Christmas cards!!  I love him for that!!  

Steve & I sent him a little gift box last week and I decided to include a set of cards for him to send to his friends.  Sounds pretty simple, right??  Well, when you start making cards for guys to send - you have to think "without ribbons, without jewels, without glitter" LOL!!  That's hard!!

So I settled on this ONE stamp from "Lovely as a Tree" and stamped the image over & over.  How simple is that?!!  I was very pleased with the results.

Oh, and I included a note to him that said "be glad you aren't female or these cards would have had glitter all over them!!"  bwahaha!!  He will get a chuckle out of that.

So there's a simple card idea if you have a big stack to make this year OR if you just want a few for yourself!  I used Handsome Hunter ink & cardstock. 

Have a great rest of the week!!